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Mexican Cactus Fly
Arthropods

Mexican Flower Fly

Copestylum mexicana

Authorship: (Macquart)

Sources

[Lenhart (UTEP)]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDIPTERA (Flies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (Flower Fly Family)
GenusCopestylum
Speciesmexicana

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Mexican Cactus Fly
sawwhetOct 25, 2026Jefferson Center, TX 78729, USA
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Mexican Cactus Fly
katrinamccolloughOct 24, 2026Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose, CA, US
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Mexican Cactus Fly
camellia_zaccharomycesOct 24, 2026Tijuana River Valley, San Diego, CA, USA
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Mexican Cactus Fly
andy49965Oct 23, 2026University of California San Diego, Urey Hall, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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Mexican Cactus Fly
mroakesOct 23, 2026Lone Star Pass, San Antonio, TX, US
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Mexican Cactus Fly
dnvargaOct 22, 2026New Braunfels, TX, USA
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Mexican Cactus Fly
misscaitiesueOct 21, 2026Kit Carson, Escondido, CA 92025, USA
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Mexican Cactus Fly
wendo095Oct 21, 2026Sapelo Island, GA 31327, USA
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Mexican Cactus Fly
dioney_tellezOct 9, 2026Miravalle, Iztapalapa, CDMX, MX
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Copestylum violaceum
bebomarieOct 21, 2026Tuxford St, Los Angeles, CA, US